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Receipts for payment of the parish tax to aid in the construction of the New Orleans, Opelousas, and Great Western Railroad, 1852-1858

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Manuscript volumes:

Minutes, 1853-1868 (VJB300, 2 v.)--signed by the president and secretary and indexed; minutes for 1840-1853 and 1868-1870 are missing.

Roll of assessment and taxes, 1868-1869 (VJB430)--arranged by bill number, giving district where property located, name of owner, reference to the assessment roll, square number, size of lot or lot number, value of real estate, cattle, carriages, bank stock, capital in traffic, total assessment, amount of parish and other taxes, and date paid; records for the 1868 and 1869 tax years, paid in 1869 and 1870. [NOT FILMED, POST-1861]

Warrant book, 1869-1870 (VJB530)--numbered stubs for warrants issued to the Treasurer, giving the names of persons issued in favor of, reasons and authorities for payment, and date of issue. [NOT FILMED, POST-1861]

Receipts for payment of the parish tax to aid in the construction of the New Orleans, Opelousas, and Great Western Railroad, ca. 1852-1858 (VJB531, 2 v.)--numbered receipt stubs with the names of taxpayers and the amount of taxes due and paid by each. Also includes blank receipt forms showing details of the tax levy and cumulative totals of amounts received.

Receipts for tax bills, undated (VJB540t)--numbered stubs with names of taxpayers, value of property being taxed, and tax due. Cumulative totals and a recapitulation are also included.

Memorandum book of property owners and values, n.d. (VJB950)- -undated volume arranged by first letter of the surnames and grouped by geographic district, giving description of property (lot/square numbers, number of slaves, value of capital, etc.), and value.

Dates

  • Other: 1852-1858

Conditions Governing Access

Available to registered researchers by appointment. Not all materials are available on microfilm.

Extent

From the Series: 8 Volumes (8 volumes, available on 2 rolls of microfilm)

From the Series: 2 Reels (8 volumes, available on 2 rolls of microfilm)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: French

General

Call number: VJB531 1852-1858

Repository Details

Part of the City Archives Repository

Contact:
City Archives & Special Collections
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans LA 70112
504-596-2610